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Headed clearances are rising significantly - football should not ignore the health risks
Headed clearances are on the rise throughout English football Ben Stansall/Getty Images A couple of weeks ago, two football stories which seemed unrelated were, in reality, very much connected.
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PFA implementing header rules to prevent CTE
The union representing British soccer players will announce on Tuesday the first comprehensive protocol for preventing the brain disease CTE, expanding the heightened concern over concussions to include the damage that can be caused by the less forceful blows from heading the ball.
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Gordon McQueen: Former player's death inquest reveals troubling news
There has been a disturbing discovery during the inquest into the death of former Manchester United player Gordon McQueen.
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What happens next after latest link between heading and brain disease?
Daniel Austin - BBC Sport senior journalist; Natalie Pirks - BBC Sport correspondent When a senior coroner declared on Monday that repeatedly heading footballs "likely" contributed to the brain disease which was a factor in the death of former Leeds United and Manchester United defender Gordon McQueen, the relationship between heading and neurodegenerative illnesses was thrown into the spotlight again.
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NIH-funded study clearly ties risk of dementia to severe CTE
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides the clearest evidence to date to link severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to dementia risk.
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NIH study clearly ties risk of dementia to severe CTE
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides the clearest evidence to date to link severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to dementia risk.
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'Heading ball likely contributed to McQueen's brain disease'
Daniel Austin - BBC Sport senior journalist; Katie Gornell - BBC Sport correspondent Repeatedly heading a football "likely" contributed to the brain disease which was a factor in the death of former Scotland and Manchester United footballer Gordon McQueen, an inquest has found.